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Reflections on 2018: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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Fullscreen Media Shuts Down Video On Demand Service

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Los Angeles-based Fullscreen Media says it is shutting down its video on demand service , and instead putting its resources into its other efforts, after a two year run. The service will be shut down in January of 2018. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2018: Richard Wolpert, The Soul Of A Deal

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Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? On Demand). You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Bird launches Scoot Mopeds in Austin ahead of SXSW

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The Austin City Council approved in February 2018 the creation of a “dockless” bike-share pilot program. The scooters upended bike share, and prompted companies to take some of their bikes off the streets due to lack of demand, according to several city officials who spoke to TechCrunch during SXSW 2019.

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Good Eggs raises $100M and plans to launch in Southern California

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Parts of this story might sound familiar to readers familiar with Good Eggs — when the startup raised its most recent, $50 million funding round in 2018, CEO Bentley Hall also mentioned plans for geographic expansion. Image Credits: Good Eggs.

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

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There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

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It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . million head mounted displays sold in 2018, according to data from Canalys. By 2018, New York was home to at least seven virtual reality spaces where users could experience the technology, according to The New York Times.

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